paradigm

パラダイム、思考の枠組み

物事の理解や問題への取り組み方を形作る、共通の考え方のまとまり。

やさしい英語で： A shared set of ideas that shapes how people understand something or approach a problem.

• This discovery changed the scientific paradigm.
• Their research challenges the dominant paradigm in economics.
• A paradigm shift can change how an entire field approaches problems.

類義語： framework, model

よく使う表現： paradigm shift, dominant paradigm, scientific paradigm

模範、典型

あるものの典型的な特徴や理想的な性質をはっきり示す例。

やさしい英語で： An example that clearly shows the usual or ideal qualities of something.

• The building is a paradigm of simplicity.
• Her work became a paradigm of good design.
• The judge described the case as a classic paradigm of unfair treatment.

使い方： a paradigm of something (The school is a paradigm of successful teamwork.)

類義語： model, example, exemplar

よく使う表現： paradigm of something, perfect paradigm, classic paradigm

活用表、語形変化表

動詞の活用形など、一つの語が取る形をすべてまとめたもの。

やさしい英語で： The complete set of forms of a word, such as its different verb endings.

• The chart shows the verb paradigm.
• Students compared the paradigms of two irregular verbs.
• This noun’s paradigm includes six case forms.

類義語： inflection table

よく使う表現： verb paradigm, inflectional paradigm, complete paradigm